Blocked account pledge agreements

Societatea Energetică Electrica S.A.

9, Grigore Alexandrescu str.

010621 District 1, Bucharest, Romania

Phone: 021-208 59 99; Fax: 021-208 59 98

Fiscal Registration Certificate RO 13267221

J40/7425/2000

Share capital: 3.459.399.290 RON

www.electrica.ro

To: Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Current report in compliance with the Romanian Capital Market Law no. 297/2004, CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange Code

Report date: 19 October 2016

Company name: Societatea Energetică Electrica S.A. (Electrica SA or the Company)

Headquarters: 9 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 1st District, Bucharest, Romania

Phone/fax no.: 004-021-2085999/ 004-021-2085998

Fiscal Code: RO 13267221

Trade Register registration number: J40/7425/2000

Subscribed and paid in share capital: RON 3,459,399,290

Regulated market where the issued securities are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Significant events to be reported:

Electrica SA signed with BRD - Groupe Societe Generale three blocked account pledge agreements related to the credits granted to the distribution subsidiaries

On 17 October 2016, Electrica SA signed with BRD - Groupe Societe Generale three blocked account pledge agreements related to the credits granted to its distribution subsidiaries - Electrica Distributie Transilvania Nord, Electrica Distributie Transilvania Sud si Electrica Distributie Muntenia Nord.

The value of the three blocked account pledge agreements is equivalent to the total value of the credits granted to the distribution subsidiaries to finance the cash shortage resulting mainly from the investment activity, namely RON 320 million.